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Brimley Michigan Map

Explore Brimley, Michigan, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Brimley, Michigan

How to Use This Brimley, Michigan Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brimley, Michigan. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Michigan or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Brimley.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Brimley
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Chippewa County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	46.405298
Longitude	-84.572272
Population	501
Density	110.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49715
Area Code	906
County Seat	Sault Ste. Marie
School District	Brimley Area Schools

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About Brimley, Michigan

Brimley is a locality in Chippewa County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 501. The population density is 110.5 people per km². Brimley is located at 46.4053°N, 84.5723°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49715.

Brimley commands a landscape defined by the persistent, dark currents of the Waiska River as it carves a path through the dense, low-lying timberland toward the water. It lies 12.5 miles west-southwest of Sault Ste. Marie, MI (from Sault Ste. Marie, MI: bearing 239°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-northwest of Kinross. The air here carries a sharp, metallic chill even in the height of summer, a byproduct of the proximity to the expansive, frigid reach of Waiska Bay. Beyond the immediate banks of the river, the terrain flattens into expansive, scrubby marshes and thickets of spruce, where the light at dusk turns a bruised, singular violet, casting long, skeletal shadows across the damp earth. To the west, the horizon remains stubbornly flat, though on the clearest days, one might catch a ghostly, pale suggestion of Birch Hill rising far in the distance, a reminder of the rugged topography that exists well beyond this quiet, northern latitude.

Brimley holds a history rooted in the quiet endurance of those who first cleared the pine for the mills and the rail lines that once pulsed through the Upper Peninsula. Today, the economy relies on a slower, seasonal cadence, with the local livelihood tied to the timber trade and the steady arrival of visitors drawn to the natural solitude of Brimley State Park. Life here is measured by the changing ice on the water and the annual migration of travelers seeking the quietude of South Pond or the windswept shorelines near Round Island. The cultural character of Brimley remains unpretentious and resilient, shaped by the isolation of the North Woods and a deep, unspoken respect for the unpredictable temperament of the surrounding landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wheels of History Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 001° N
Brimley State Park (State Park) — 0.7 mi, 048° NE
Hiawatha National Forest (National Forest) — 2.0 mi, 269° W · 899k acres
Round Island Point (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 062° NE
Soo Muskeg (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 068° E
Point Iroquois Lighthouse (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 332° NW
Little Traverse Conservancy (Local Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 056° NE
Delirium Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.3 mi, 213° SW · 12k acres
Kinross Heritage Park Blacksmith Shop (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 159° S
Old Wilson School (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 159° S
Kinross Heritage Park & Military Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 159° S
Historic Caldwell Log Cabin (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 159° S
Whitefish Point Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 12.4 mi, 335° NW
River of History Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 059° NE
Chippewa County Historical Society (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 059° NE
Frying Pan Island Lighthouse (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 060° NE
Great Lakes Marine Hall of Fame (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 060° NE
East Branch Tahquamenon, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.6 mi, 254° W · 2,992 acres
Mackinac Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.6 mi, 207° SW · 11k acres
Tahquamenon Falls State Park (State Park) — 23.6 mi, 294° NW
Tahquamenon, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 24.0 mi, 295° NW · 29k acres
Shelldrake (Monument) — 28.8 mi, 311° NW
Seney National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.9 mi, 324° NW · 191k acres
Narnia Lantern (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 152° SE
Paul Bunyon (Public Artwork) — 35.1 mi, 193° S
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 37.2 mi, 193° S
Saint Joseph's Island Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 38.2 mi, 127° SE
Mackinac Island Art Gallery (Gallery) — 38.4 mi, 183° S
Deer Ranch (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 38.5 mi, 197° S
Seven Elements Art Gallery (Gallery) — 43.7 mi, 190° S

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